In a small book named Jude, he makes the point that grace is not a license for immorality. I cannot accept sin in my life and say it is all forgiven anyway. I need grace and mercy. With God's help and grace, God wants me to walk in a right relationship with Him.
This license for immorality would be like a teen who just got their drivers license. Imagine that their dad agreed to pay for their insurance until they finished school. That works in some homes.
What if the student thought that all accidents were covered. As long as no one got hurt too bad, accidents would be no big deal. What if they planned on having accidents. They actually got up in the morning and intentionally ran into another persons car.
Imagine after the accident, they could walk up to the driver of the car they just hit and tell them; "Don't worry about this. I have insurance that will fix everything."
They could get up the next day and go have another accident.
Some Christians today say sin is no big deal. We have grace. Some Christians plan to sin this weekend, because we have grace.
I am so proud of our students and our adult youth leaders. It was the highlight of the camp out to hear our students lead the church service around the campfire. They understood the stories and examples from the book of Jude.
Our students are taking steps in their faith. I am not sure what tomorrow holds. I thank God for opportunities to walk beside so many who are growing in how they follow Christ.
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